Entrepreneurs Feed Detroit’s Extreme Makeover
My column on Detroit-area start-ups, "Entrepreneurs Feed Detroit's Extreme Makeover," is running in today's USA Today (follow the link in this sentence for the online …Read More
Writing About Time Management, Life, Careers & Family
Living without a car, or with one?
I am 32 years old, and have never owned a car. I got my driver's license at age 16 and one month (as one could do …Read More
The National Sleep Foundation vs. American Time Use Survey
The National Sleep Foundation's annual Sleep in America poll is out today. As usual, the NSF claims Americans aren't getting enough sleep. "Most say they …Read More
Weekly Round-Up: The Best Productivity Tool You’re Not Using
We're welcoming lots of new readers to My168Hours this week. Between being featured in Motherlode at NYTimes.com, Wired's GeekDad column, Working Moms Against Guilt, some …Read More
Guilt Is a Waste Of Time
There's a week for everything, and apparently over at BabyCenter, it is "Guilt-Free Parenting Week." Yes, February 25-March 4 is a celebration of the idea …Read More
Want To Create Jobs? Buy Local
Everyone is concerned with job creation these days. Ultimately, jobs are created, as Linda McMahon said in that famous Connecticut debate before the 2010 election, …Read More
The Pros And Cons Of a Spending Log
As I've been writing The Book Currently Known As Plenty, I've read a shelf full of other personal finance literature. One tip which surfaces frequently …Read More
Sunday Night Blues?
It's a fairly common phenomenon: somewhere around mid-day Sunday, people who aren't blissfully happy with their Monday routines start to feel a twinge of anxiety. …Read More
Friday Round-Up: The Self-Help Sham
Over at BNET this week, I have two posts. The first is called 5 Things To Do With 5 Minutes (Other Than Read This Post). …Read More
The Money Book Outline
For the past 8 weeks or so I have been deep in the weeds on writing a draft of the money book. I approach book …Read More